by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2020 | Workplace 2020
With most companies in South Africa now permitted to operate under the alert level 3 of the lockdown, many of us are feeling less anxious, with a sense that life is returning to a new type of normal, write Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment &...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2020 | Innovation
It has never been more important to think about the future with empathy, write economist Iraj Abedian, Nicola Kleyn (Dean of GIBS), Michael Sassoon (Sasfin Group CEO) and Arthur Goldstuck. Change has become mandatory, as have digitisation and transformation. Humanity...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
Sometime back in early March, when we were young, I had the idea to ask my friend Dr Anton Meyberg to record a podcast with me, writes Howard Feldman, Head of Marketing & People at Synthesis. He is a pulmonologist physician, and I could already see that he was...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2020 | Sustainability
Enterprise risk management is in its nature intended to manage risks of an organisation holistically, writes IRMSA Member Lindiwe Magobholi. It is a reality that for many years enterprise risk management has struggled, with some organisations still battling to keep...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Engineering projects face a growing range of audits, assessment and monitoring, but will Covid-19 restrictions on movement make it difficult for consultants to carry out this vital work? The answer lies in leveraging information systems and communication platforms,...
by admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Past Editions
The changing world of work, cloud and the accelerated move to digital transformation, the future of post-pandemic gaming and SpacePencil simplifies robotic process automation. Read this month’s BusinessIT here.
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
Although the law permits the National Department of Health (DOH) to develop and maintain a national database to assist in combatting the spread of Covid-19, which includes contact tracing and geospatial hotspot mapping, there have been some new amendments to the laws....
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 6, 2020 | Sustainability
Dell Technologies’ most recent virtual TechByte event examined why being able to support a remote workforce is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. It explored why embracing remote working is critical to doing business in a changing world. The event further explored...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 5, 2020 | Innovation
In the aftermath of national lockdowns and the economic fallout of Covid-19, businesses across sectors are facing a period of radical change and uncertainty, writes Darren Gorelick of Basalt Technology. Indeed, with the world entering a deep recession, business...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 3, 2020 | Sustainability
The role of procurement is about ensuring that business operations continue like clockwork no matter how disrupted the business environment is, says Paulo de Matos, SYSPRO Chief Product Officer. This involves understanding the current environment as well as foreseeing...